Thursday , 1 October 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Blackpool FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Sunderland AFC
0 – 0
Full Time
Blackpool FC
Tue 4 Oct 2022 · 18:45 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' Charlie Patino
Y 64' Jordan Thorniley
Y 83' Ken Dougall
Edouard Michut 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Blackpool FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

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4
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Sunderland AFC 7 games · Avg 1.3 goals Blackpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-04 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Blackpool FC 2021-04-27 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackpool FC 2021-04-17 Blackpool FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2019-12-14 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2019-02-12 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Blackpool FC H 0–0 D
01 Oct Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
17 Sep Watford FC A 2–2 D
14 Sep Reading FC A 3–0 W
05 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
31 Aug Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Sunderland AFC A 0–0 D
01 Oct Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
17 Sep Millwall FC A 1–2 L
14 Sep Rotherham United FC A 0–3 L
04 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
31 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Sunderland AFC vs Blackpool FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Abdoullah Ba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Blackpool FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Blackpool FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Blackpool FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Sunderland AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackpool FC's shape.
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Charlie Patino.
  • 58' Sunderland AFC make a change. Amad trudges off to be replaced by Jewison Bennette on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sunderland AFC and Blackpool FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 64' Blackpool FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' The Blackpool FC bench stirs into life. Shayne Lavery is withdrawn and Theo Corbeanu gets his opportunity.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Corry Evans as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Neil steps in for Sunderland AFC.
  • 72' Sunderland AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackpool FC backline.
  • 76' Edouard Michut is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alex Pritchard at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sunderland AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 83' It’s a booking for Blackpool FC player. Ken Dougall gets a Yellow card.
  • 85' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Edouard Michut gets a Yellow card.
  • 85' Another change for Blackpool FC made on 85 minute. Gary Madine leaves to be changed by Ian Carlo Poveda.
  • 90' With 2 assists to his name this season, Theo Corbeanu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackpool FC.
  • It finishes all square. Sunderland AFC and Blackpool FC share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matthew Virtue-Thick 1
Sullay Kaikai 1
Sullay Kaikai 1
Luke Garbutt 1
Ross Stewart 1
Shayne Lavery 1
Jack Baldwin 1
Armand Gnanduillet 1

Head to Head

2022-10-04 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Blackpool FC 2021-04-27 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackpool FC 2021-04-17 Blackpool FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2019-12-14 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC 2019-02-12 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2022-10-04 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2022-10-01 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-09-17 Watford FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2022-09-14 Reading FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W 2022-09-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2022-08-31 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W

Blackpool FC Form

2022-10-04 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2022-10-01 Blackpool FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2022-09-17 Millwall FC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2022-09-14 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Blackpool FC L 2022-09-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Blackpool FC W 2022-08-31 Blackpool FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC40% Draw33% Blackpool FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
74%
Draw or Blackpool FC
60%
Sunderland AFC or Blackpool FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC25% Draw58% Blackpool FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
11.4%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
2.7%
2 – 2
2.6%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Blackpool FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 23% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.